Jeremy Irons as the writer in Steven Soderbergh's fictionalized account of a clerk who becomes involved in a macabre conspiracy. Gabriela: Theresa Russell. Burgel: Joel Grey. Murnau: Ian Holm. Bizzlebek: Jeroen Krabbe. Grubach: Armin Mueller-Stahl. Chief Clerk: Alec Guinness. Henchman: Brian Glover.